Reading

Garlic is like gold (P2)

Fill in the blanks below:

People in China have the 1. _____ of eating garlic in winter. It is said that garlic can help 2. _____ and make the body 3. _____ against flu.

Garlic used to be very cheap, but now its prices have

4. _____ more than 50 times since last October.

This is because some people believe garlic is an

5. _____ cure for A (H1N1) flu. With more and more people wanting to buy garlic, the market will be 6. _____ it. Then its price 7. _____.

But according to the 8. _____, there is no scientific proof at all! The best way to stay healthy during the flu season is to 9. ________________.

Students learn recycling lesson (P3)

完成下列任务：

10. How do the students sort the waste? Put the following waste into the right boxes. Some examples have been given.



11. Why are schools trying to sort food waste?

They want to __________________________________.

12. What did some schools do for the zero-waste project?

They _________________ and _________________.

13. What are the benefits (好处) of composting food waste?

First, compost piles are _________________; Second, food waste can be _________________.

14. What do parents think of the movement according to the story?

They think it __________________________________.

15. What's the main idea of the story?

_____________________________________.

Thanks so much for your time (P5)

Choose the best answer:

16. Mr Belser is the author's _____.

A. teacher B. father C. uncle D. neighbor

17. We can tell from the story that Mr Belser _____.

A. lived a rich and happy life B. enjoyed being with people

C. was hard to get on with D. had a lot of friend

18. Mr Belser gave the pocket watch to the author to _____.

A. teach him how important time i

B. show his gratefulness for his time

C. sell for a large sum of money

D. remind him of their friendship

19. From Mr Belser's death, the author learned _____.

A. it's important to spend time with loved one

B. life can be really hard for old people

C. a friend in need is a friend indeed

D. it's important not to waste time

20. The phrase “pass away” in the passage probably means “_____”.

A. move away B. leave C. die D. grow old

Don't forget to say ‘Please' and ‘Thanks' (P8)

Fill in the blanks below:

Party manners
As a host	★Send21. _____ to your guests' homes so as not to 22. _____ the feelings of those not invited. ★23. _____ all of your guests to arrive before starting any activities. ★24. _____ your guests if they don't know each other ★Thank each guest as you open his/her 25. _____. ★ Send a 26. _____ to each guest after the party to thank them for their gifts.
As a guest	★Tell the host 27. _____ after getting an invitation. ★Arrive 28. _____. ★Bring a gift to a 29. _____ party. ★If it's holiday party, ask the host 30. _____. ★Be 31. _____ to the other guests. ★When you 32. _____, thank the host for the party.

Listening

初二英语听力测试（16）

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第一节：听下面两段对话，选择正确答案。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How will the speakers probably get to the meeting?

A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By taxi

2. When is Philip leaving?

A. In two weeks. B. In one week. C. In two weeks.

第二节：听下面一段独白，判断正误，正确的写T，错误的写 F。该独白读两遍。

3. Li Chao is one of my best friends.

4. Li Chao is thirteen.

5. Li Chao is tall and thin.

6. Li Chao has many hobbies.

7. Li Chao is very kind and enjoys helping others.

Key:

Reading

1. habit / tradition

2. kill cold

3. stronger

4. risen

5. effective

6. short of

7. will go up

8. health expert

9. wash your hands frequently, drink lots of water and exercise regularly

10. Container A: a e; Container B: c f; Container C: b d.

11. reduce food waste and save the environment 12. replaced the plastic bowls and spoons with silver ones; sorted leftovers into the right container

13. perfect for teaching science; reused to provide food for plants, etc.

14. really work

15. Some US schools are trying to reduce food waste to save the environment.

16—20 DBBAC

21. invitation

22. hurt

23. Wait for

24. Introduce

25. present

26. hand-written thank-you card

27. whether you can come

28. on time

29. birthday

30. if there’s anything you can bring

31. friendly

32. leave

Listening

1—2 CC

3—7 TFFTT